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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
feint
    n 1: any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
    v 1: deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Feint \Feint\, v. i.
   To make a feint, or mock attack.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Feint \Feint\, a. [F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign. See
   Feign.]
   Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.]
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         Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. --Locke.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Feint \Feint\, n. [F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]
   1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a
      pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
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            Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off.
                                                  --Spectator.
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   2. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is
      intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in
      fencing, boxing, war, etc.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Feint:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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